Educational Initiatives Pvt. Ltd. was established in 2001 by alumni of IITs and IIMs. The organisation envisions a future world where children everywhere are learning with understanding. Find out more about EI and how you can contribute!
2. WHO ARE WE?
Research Driven, Data Centric, Assessment Led Learning
Improvement Company
Worked across populations – slum children to top private
schools across the world to Governments of States of India
and ASEAN Countries.
We are a strong diagnostic core that understands student
learning.
Over the past 11 years, we have the largest collection of
student responses in the world.
We have used the data of student learning from our
Assessment Offerings to develop Learning Systems
(Mindspark) in English, Gujarati and Hindi.
3. WE ADDRESS
Too much emphasis on marks/tests but inadequate focus
on quality.
Movement of the whole learning system from rote to
understanding
Scalability of learning is an issue given the plummeting
quality of teachers.
4. HOW WE GOT GOING
Set up and ran the Eklavya School and the Eklavya Institute
of Teacher Education
Saw that the gap was in understanding the problem (the
why) rather than providing infrastructural solutions (the
how).
Started a diagnostic test – ASSET which uncovered the
learning gaps even in the top private schools of India.
5. MOTIVATING CHALLENGES
Changing mindsets of the system from Rote, to Learning
with Understanding - DONE
Compiling all Learning Gaps systematically based on data
rather than “expert” views. – DONE FOR MATHS
Moving stakeholders from “Transmission based learning” to
“Personalised Learning” – Ongoing
6. OUR OFFERINGS ADDRESS
KEY CHALLENGES
ASSET was an eye-opener for schools, questioning norms of
what complete and holistic education should be.
DA is providing teachers with data for remediation within
48 hrs of testing.
Mindspark provides personalized learning within the school
framework (which is inherently impersonal).
Large Scale assessment provides accurate data for better
decision making, for large educational systems.
7. WHY PVT?
Emphasised on self-sustainability ensured that EI was cash-
positive in the 3rd year of operations.
One of the few Education Companies that has achieved scale
and is generating healthy profits (no undue risks).
Setting an example for over a decade, that growth and social
impact can be achieved even within the framework of a
private company.
8. HOW CAN OTHERS SUPPORT
EI?
The Educational ecosystem needs more companies to invest
in Research in Student Learning (similar to the investment
made by Pharma companies in new molecule research)
Government is understanding the value of assessments
(many State Governments are commissioning base-line and
end-line studies). The next step is to focus on scalable tools
for learning improvement.